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Quick definitions from WordNet (corruption)
▸ noun: inducement (as of a public official) by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty (as by commiting a felony) ("He was held on charges of corruption and racketeering")
▸ noun: destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity ("Corruption of a minor")
▸ noun: moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles ("The luxury and corruption among the upper classes")
▸ noun: decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation)
▸ noun: lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
▸ noun: in a state of progressive putrefaction
▸ Also see corruptions
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▸ noun: inducement (as of a public official) by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty (as by commiting a felony) ("He was held on charges of corruption and racketeering")
▸ noun: destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity ("Corruption of a minor")
▸ noun: moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles ("The luxury and corruption among the upper classes")
▸ noun: decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation)
▸ noun: lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
▸ noun: in a state of progressive putrefaction
▸ Also see corruptions
▸ Words similar to corruption
▸ Usage examples for corruption
▸ Idioms related to corruption (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing corruption
▸ Words that often appear near corruption
▸ Rhymes of corruption
▸ Invented words related to corruption